diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 9ee7a739a67fee9941c8e22d2b6619beac3d8bbe..c8d22be1ff0f19aa93c622d01dff1b7b13564091 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -3788,6 +3788,27 @@ intel_dp_get_dpcd(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	if (intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] == 0)
 		return false; /* DPCD not present */
 
+	if (intel_dp_dpcd_read_wake(&intel_dp->aux, DP_SINK_COUNT,
+				    &intel_dp->sink_count, 1) < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Sink count can change between short pulse hpd hence
+	 * a member variable in intel_dp will track any changes
+	 * between short pulse interrupts.
+	 */
+	intel_dp->sink_count = DP_GET_SINK_COUNT(intel_dp->sink_count);
+
+	/*
+	 * SINK_COUNT == 0 and DOWNSTREAM_PORT_PRESENT == 1 implies that
+	 * a dongle is present but no display. Unless we require to know
+	 * if a dongle is present or not, we don't need to update
+	 * downstream port information. So, an early return here saves
+	 * time from performing other operations which are not required.
+	 */
+	if (!intel_dp->sink_count)
+		return false;
+
 	/* Check if the panel supports PSR */
 	memset(intel_dp->psr_dpcd, 0, sizeof(intel_dp->psr_dpcd));
 	if (is_edp(intel_dp)) {
@@ -4308,14 +4329,9 @@ intel_dp_detect_dpcd(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	/* If we're HPD-aware, SINK_COUNT changes dynamically */
 	if (intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] >= 0x11 &&
 	    intel_dp->downstream_ports[0] & DP_DS_PORT_HPD) {
-		uint8_t reg;
-
-		if (intel_dp_dpcd_read_wake(&intel_dp->aux, DP_SINK_COUNT,
-					    &reg, 1) < 0)
-			return connector_status_unknown;
 
-		return DP_GET_SINK_COUNT(reg) ? connector_status_connected
-					      : connector_status_disconnected;
+		return intel_dp->sink_count ?
+		connector_status_connected : connector_status_disconnected;
 	}
 
 	/* If no HPD, poke DDC gently */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index ed65a714515866e839b2d7f08cfb4fa22ca66bf6..9255b56a6c5e0cfa50523143a452de2381b883b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ struct intel_dp {
 	uint32_t DP;
 	int link_rate;
 	uint8_t lane_count;
+	uint8_t sink_count;
 	bool has_audio;
 	bool detect_done;
 	enum hdmi_force_audio force_audio;